SG Corporate & Investment Banking is marketing its first synthetic collateralized loan obligation of U.S. leveraged loans in both the U.S. and Europe. The $300 million static unfunded synthetic deal, called SYCLONS for Synthetic CLO Notes, consists of 100% loan-only credit default swaps on 60 B plus-rated names.
Tony Venutolo, executive director in structured credit products at SG in London, said SG used U.S. LCDS rather than European contracts because the former do not cancel when the loans are refinanced and therefore are easier to model. He added that the CLO fills a gap in asset classes for the French bank. It will price in a few weeks.